Episode 21: Coaching yourself into a better career with Ed Batista
Jul 19, 2022
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In this episode, Ed Batista discusses the benefits of self-coaching in professional development, shifting from a warrior to a sage mindset for personal growth. The conversation explores coaching methodologies, mindful decision-making, embracing growth through self-trust, and cultivating deliberate habits for success.
Transition from a warrior to a sage mindset in work is crucial for personal growth and fulfillment.
Embrace emotions as valuable data signals for decision-making, balancing their influence in the workplace.
Self-coaching methodology by Ed Batista focuses on guiding senior leaders to overcome challenges and find fulfillment.
Deep dives
The Importance of Coaching in Professional Growth
Coaching plays a crucial role in professional development by providing guidance and support for individuals to reach their full potential. Sid Batista's self-coaching course and book, 'The Art of Self-Coaching,' offer insights on shifting from a self-interested approach to work to that of a humble sage. In coaching senior leaders, the methodology focuses on enhancing fulfillment in roles and overcoming negative behavior cycles.
Transitioning from Warrior to Sage Mindset
The discussion highlights the evolution from a warrior mentality, necessary for facing challenges and resistance, to embodying traits of a sage, emphasizing guiding and coaching others. The warrior mindset, focused on overcoming obstacles and winning battles, may become less beneficial with increasing seniority and success. Embracing the sage mindset involves living by right principles, guiding others, and recognizing the limitations of a constant battle-oriented approach.
Understanding and Regulating Emotions in Work and Life
Emotions are vital in decision-making, yet can lead to biased responses without proper regulation. The importance of acknowledging emotions as data signals, containing both useful insights and noise, is crucial for effective responses and interactions. Balancing the application of emotions in the workplace involves recognizing their influence while striving to respond thoughtfully rather than react impulsively.
Understanding Emotions as Tools for Decision-Making
Emotion can serve as a valuable tool for decision-making, contrary to the belief that they are unreliable. Ed emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between emotion suppression and regulation. Emotions are seen as data with both signal and noise, highlighting the need for understanding emotional experiences and their impact on decision-making. By adopting a perspective of emotion regulation, individuals can effectively utilize emotions as valuable inputs for decision-making.
Transitioning from a Warrior to a Sage Mindset for Well-Being
Ed discusses the transition from a warrior mindset focused on egoistic tendencies to a sage mindset promoting observation and emotional regulation. The sage archetype involves guiding others, teaching, and living by principles. By shifting away from a warrior impulse towards a sage perspective, individuals can experience greater satisfaction and productivity leading to a more fulfilling life. The concept of self-coaching is highlighted as a social activity where individuals can push and support each other, fostering personal growth and development.
In sports, the coach plays the important role of guiding players and delivering the feedback they need to operate at their best. But in our professional lives we almost never have the guidance and support of a coach, which makes it challenging to reach our full potential and at times leaves us trapped in negative behavior cycles.
Ed Batista has spent years coaching senior leaders who are facing a series of challenges or seeking greater fulfillment in their role. He’s distilled decades of guidance into a self-coaching course at Stanford as well as a book entitled The Art of Self Coaching.
In our conversation with Ed, he unpacks the self-coaching methodology and how to shift our aggressive, self-interested warrior approach to work to that of a humble, curious sage.
